- 1622 in science
The year 1622 in
science andtechnology involved some significant events.Mathematics
* The
slide rule is invented byWilliam Oughtred (1574-1660), an English mathematician, and later becomes the calculating tool of choice until theelectronic calculator takes over in the early1970s . [cite web |title=Oughtred Society Slide Rule History |url=http://www.oughtred.org/history.shtml |publisher=The Oughtred Society |date=2007-09-15 |accessdate=2007-12-29]Births
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January 28 -Adrien Auzout , French astronomer (died 1691)
*April 5 -Vincenzo Viviani , Italian mathematician and scientist (died 1703)
* "undated" -Jean Pecquet , French anatomist who discovered thethoracic duct (died 1674)Deaths
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January 23 -William Baffin , English explorer and navigator (born1584 )References
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